Roy Hamilton

Hamilton\'s greatest commercial success came from 1954 through 1961, when he was Epic Records\' most prolific artist. His two most influential recordings, "You\'ll Never Walk Alone" and "Unchained Melody", became Epic\'s first two number-one hits when they topped the Billboard R&B chart in March 1954 and May 1955, respectively. Hamilton also became the first solo artist in the label’s history to have a US top-ten pop hit when “Unchained Melody” peaked at #6 in May 1955.\n', '

Roy Hamilton was born in Leesburg, Georgia where he began singing in church choirs at the age of six. In the summer of 1943, when Hamilton was fourteen, the family migrated north to Jersey City, New Jersey in search of a better life. There, he sang with the Central Baptist Church Choir, New Jersey\'s most famous African American church choir. At Lincoln High School, he studied commercial art and was gifted enough t…